泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う

どろぼうをとらえてなわをなうdorobouotoraetenawaonau

expression · godan verb

  1. starting something in the eleventh hour
  2. have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain
  3. don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen
  4. braiding the rope only after the thief is caught

Kanji in this word

Study it in Yanamino

Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences